Poem

The meaning of the poem is that good things don't last forever. That relates to a lot of things in life in general. But it relates to the Outiders for many reasons too. One of the big reasons could be kind of the Greasers vs. Soc thing. Like the Greasers when they were young probably were going down the wrong path, but I'm guessing they had a more enjoyable life being younger than once they get to be a teenager. And then again for the Soc this doesn't really apply because they are supposed to be better at everything.